Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Bamako, Mali (11th Century– )
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Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010)
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Los Angeles Forum (1903-1942)
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James Price Johnson (1894-1955)

Explore Global African History

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Roger Sauvage (1917–1977)
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Buganda (c. late 14th century-present)
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Cape Coast Castle
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Walter Rodney (1942-1979)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love
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Fort Worth, Texas, Where the West and the South Meet: A Brief History of the City’s African American Community, 1849-2012
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Titanic’s Black Passenger: Creating Historical Fiction From Historical Fact
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John McWhorter, “Celebrate the Triumph of Ordinary Black Americans”

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators